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Publication Date: 2017
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Using Skype to Facilitate Team-Based Qualitative Research, Including the Process of Data Analysis
Quartiroli, Alessandro; Knight, Sharon M.; Etzel, Edward F.; Monaghan, Molly
International Journal of Social Research Methodology, v20 n6 p659-666 2017
The usefulness of the online Skype system for qualitative data collection has been well documented, but its application in qualitative data analysis has been largely ignored. This article provides insight into the use of Skype in the context of interdisciplinary team research, with a focus on the analytical phase of a qualitative investigation. Team members used Skype throughout the implementation of a qualitative study that was informed by the Consensual Qualitative Research process. Research team members found that regardless of proximity to one another, Skype enabled an effective collaborative qualitative data analysis process. The system facilitated team members' communication and analytical consensus building due to its unique system features that enabled all team members to view data in real time during all phases of the data analysis process, including coding, categorization, and identification of domains. Use of the Skype system increased the efficiency and effectiveness of a team-based qualitative data analysis process that, in this case, was consensual but can be usefully applied to other analytical contexts.
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Video Technology, Teamwork, Qualitative Research, Data Collection, Interdisciplinary Approach, Data Analysis, Efficiency, Internet, Cooperative Learning, Synchronous Communication, Interaction
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